Lexical frequency profiles: From Monte Carlo to the real world: A response to Meara

Batia Laufer

doi:10.1093/applin/ami029

Lexical frequency profiles: From Monte Carlo to the real world: A response to Meara

Batia Laufer

Department of English Language & Literature

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This paper is a response to Paul Meara's (2005) critique of the Lexical Frequency Profile (LFP). Using simulated data, he challenges the claim that LFP is a sensitive and reliable tool for assessing vocabulary use in L2 speakers. In my response to his paper, I discuss the nature of lexical competence, in light of which LFP results should be interpreted. I question the robustness of computer generated artificial data on which the critique of LFP is based, and I show that Meara's criticisms contain various misrepresentations of our original work.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	582-588
Number of pages	7
Journal	Applied Linguistics
Volume	26
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/ami029
State	Published - Dec 2005

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Language and Linguistics
Linguistics and Language

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